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<blockquote data-quote="DoneDad" data-source="post: 710499" data-attributes="member: 17244"><p>I think something that a lot of us don't understand is how much of a destructive addiction video games and the internet can be. I'm reading <u>Irrestible</u> by Adam Alter (actually I'm listening to it on Audible at the gym) and he goes into how these games and sites on the Internet have been engineered to activate the same pleasure centers in the brain as drugs like heroin. He gives case studies of people (mostly young men) who will play a game for hours at a time, neglecting to eat or bathe (forget about school or work), crash, then start the cycle over again. </p><p></p><p>I'm don't know if that's the case with your son or not, but he won't be able to deal with any underlying mental health issues while he's actively engaged with addictive behaviors and/or substances. The tough part for us as parents is that our help and support is just making it possible for them to continue on in their addictions. </p><p></p><p>Everybody's situation is different, so I'd encourage you to find a good therapist to help you figure out what to do. And please remember that you matter too. At some point, we have to let our kids make their own choices and then let them live with the consequences of their choices.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DoneDad, post: 710499, member: 17244"] I think something that a lot of us don't understand is how much of a destructive addiction video games and the internet can be. I'm reading [U]Irrestible[/U] by Adam Alter (actually I'm listening to it on Audible at the gym) and he goes into how these games and sites on the Internet have been engineered to activate the same pleasure centers in the brain as drugs like heroin. He gives case studies of people (mostly young men) who will play a game for hours at a time, neglecting to eat or bathe (forget about school or work), crash, then start the cycle over again. I'm don't know if that's the case with your son or not, but he won't be able to deal with any underlying mental health issues while he's actively engaged with addictive behaviors and/or substances. The tough part for us as parents is that our help and support is just making it possible for them to continue on in their addictions. Everybody's situation is different, so I'd encourage you to find a good therapist to help you figure out what to do. And please remember that you matter too. At some point, we have to let our kids make their own choices and then let them live with the consequences of their choices. [/QUOTE]
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